Great Barrier Reef now on Google Maps
Google has now added Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to it’s online mapping service - Google Maps.
This is the first time a large scale marine environment has been added to Google Maps. And it is certainly large - at 2,300 kilometers long, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest natural feature.
The Great Barrier Reef can now be seen as a large mass sitting off the coast of north-eastern Australia:
You can zoom in to view the many thousands of cays, islands, and reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef.
For example, here’s Thetford Reef, which resides off the coast of Cairns:
So, if you’re ever bored, you could spend time exploring the Great Barrier Reef from the comfort of your own home. Given there are over 2900 coral reefs, 600 continental islands, 71 coral islands, and 300 coral cays, you should be able to keep yourself busy for a while.
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